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  • International banks were up and running on the new Bond Connect scheme minutes after it opened for business at 9am on Monday. But analysts think it is unlikely the bond link will start with a bang.
  • In this week’s round-up, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) considers launching A-share related derivatives in Hong Kong after MSCI’s inclusion, Citi launches two onshore bond indices, and the Chinese premier says M&A by foreign companies is welcome in the Mainland.
  • HSBC has received approval from China Securities Regulatory Commission to set up a majority-owned joint venture securities company — HSBC Qianhai Securities — in the Mainland. The regulatory clearance comes about a year-and-a-half after the UK lender announced the JV.
  • The Monetary Authority of Singapore aims to entice borrowers to sell rated notes in the country’s bond market by offering a credit rating grant.
  • Foreign institutional investors can settle their trades on a T+2 basis in China’s interbank bond market (CIBM), according to a June 29 announcement. The move will boost international investors’ confidence in accessing the Mainland fixed income market, according to participants.
  • Market conditions should be set by tangible data points. Pricing trillions of dollars of financial products based on the estimates of a small elite of submitters, however tightly regulated these days, is no longer tenable, and a change is due.